As Prices Pinch, Bessent Looks for Ways to Mollify Wary Consumers

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has offered a variety of creative justifications for President Trump’s import duties.

A $10K ‘tax bomb’ on student loan forgiveness starts ticking New Year's Day 2026, threatening millions of borrowers with a new debt burden

A ‘tax bomb’ is set to detonate on New Year’s Day. The blast could throw the finances of millions of student loan borrowers ...
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'Let's Go Back': Scott Bessent Scrambles To Change The Subject, Blames Democrats When Pressed On Affordability During Interview

During a recent interview on CNBC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outright dodged a question on affordability and instead ...

Scott Bessent wants the era of Fed-watching to end: They should ‘move back into the background’ and make fewer speeches, he says

The Fed didn't want to get embroiled in politics in 2025—or ever. But Bessent wants them even further out of the public eye.

What new banking rules signal about Trump’s regulatory playbook

Bessent has pitched the eSLR changes as a way to stoke demand for Treasuries and fortify the $29 trillion market for U.S.
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Stock Market News for Nov 26, 2025

Wall Street closed higher on Tuesday after a choppy session, maintaining the rally for three consecutive days. Market participants remained hopeful of another possible interest rate cut next month.

Frontrunner emerges in White House search for new Fed chair: report

President Donald Trump has made it perfectly clear that the Federal Reserve and particularly Fed Chair Jerome Powell are not ...